One of the premier 2021 prospects in the country for the past few years, junior standout Michael Foster changed the game so to speak this past offseason with a transfer to West Coast powerhouse Hillcrest Prep in Arizona. Now firmly established in Arizona, the Wisconsin native is continuing to soar on the national radar.
A standout in the NY2LA GNBA Basketball middle school platform and More...

Winona State landed a potential steal over the weekend as 2020 SF Malik Abdul-Wahid of Brookfield Central High School in Wisconsin gave them a verbal pledge. A young prospect for his class, Malik has been soaring since delivering a stellar spring and summer campaign with the Wisconsin based Ray Allen Select program in the NY2LA Basketball Association. We caught up with the 6-5 plus More...

On Saturday, Beau Frericks committed to Lewis University and head coach Scott Trost. Frericks is a 6’2” senior of Cary-Grove High School (IL) and Team RWA. The guard chose Lewis over his other scholarship offer from Quincy and McKendree. He also had a great deal of interest from schools on all three levels of the NCAA.
While he had a strong junior season, Frericks really More...

Just a few days after his high school teammate; Donovan Newby committed to Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Dante Maddox made his own commitment. On Friday afternoon Maddox posted a video to twitter announcing his commitment to Cal State Fullerton and head coach Dedrique Taylor. The senior had a stellar summer and became one of the more coveted mid-major recruits in the region.
The senior picked the More...

Four-star prospect, 2020 Center Ryan Kalkbrenner, was just wrapping up play at the annual Ramey Basketball Fall league when we met to discuss how the summer had prepared him for the upcoming season. The seven-foot Creighton commit from Trinity Catholic in St. Louis, MO, Ryan had a performance that was clearly aimed at sending notice to those who dared to challenge the slender giant. In fact, one More...

Duke extended an offer to 2020 F Jaemyn Brakefield of Huntington Prep (WV) early yesterday and after a length recruiting process that featured a host of blue blood programs the talented and versatile forward didn't hestitate as he gave his verbal pledge to Coach K within 24 hours of receiving the offer. With Duke being a target of his since he was young, the Huntington Prep standout who More...

Just a few days after receiving a scholarship offer from University of Missouri Kansas City, Caden Boser quickly made his decision. On Thursday night, Boser announced his commitment to UMKC on twitter. The senior is a forward of Eau Claire Memorial High School and the Wisconsin Swing.
When asked why he picked decided to pick UMKC Boser mentioned several things but said the main deciding More...

While new Southern Illinois University head coach Bryan Mullins has yet to coach a game for the Salukis, he has already made a major impact by landing the commitment of Dalton Banks. Banks, a 6’1” point guard of Eau Claire North High School (WI) and D1 Minnesota, announced his commitment to Mullins and Southern Illinois via twitter Tuesday evening. The commitment comes quickly after More...

Donovan Newby announced his college pick Monday evening to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and head coach Pat Baldwin. The senior is a guard at Bloom High School (IL) and the Illinois Wolves.
The commitment marks a quick turnaround as Baldwin and the staff just offered Newby last week. Following the offer last week, Newby headed to Milwaukee for his official visit and quickly made More...

The high school season is right around the corner and while it’s great to look at various angles on which kids need to be looked at it’s equally important to pay attention to the high level impact talents that stand to be front and center throughout the season. Every state has their own and Wisconsin is right there with them. Today we glance at the Badger state with a look More...

Merrimack College, all the way from Massachusetts, was able to come to Illinois and pluck a commitment from Ryan Isaacson. The senior picked Merrimack over Indianapolis, Lewis, and St. Cloud State who had all also offered him. He announced his commitment on Monday afternoon to the Warriors. He was offered a scholarship by head coach Joe Gallo and staff back in July during his breakout More...

The annual fall commitment time is here and this past week plus saw some more talented prospects come off the board including 2020 PG Caleb Love who popped for the ACC last night. Here’s a quick look at that and more in our news and notes for this past week plus…
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North Carolina struck on the trail again last night as 2020 PG Caleb Love of Christian Brothers More...

Head Coach Greg Gard and the University of Wisconsin have been one of the standout programs in recruiting this fall in terms of landing commitments and this week was no exception as they landed a couple of their targets including 2021 F Matthew Mors of Yankton High School in South Dakota. A talented big that was primed for a big jump nationally over the next 8-12 months, Mors is a perfect More...

RJ Ogom of Homewood-Flossmoor High School (IL) and All-In Athletics has committed to College of Charleston. The senior announced his commitment on twitter Sunday evening. “I decided to commit now because I felt that I found the right place for me” the forward told us after his commitment.
Ogom picked the Cougars over his other scholarship offers from Mount St. More...

While most programs around the nation are actively working on their 2020 recruitment class, the Wisconsin Badgers have not only completed their 2020 class, but are coming close to finishing up recruitment for their 2021 class. Just hours after landing a commitment from point guard Chucky Hepburn out of Nebraska, the Badgers struck again landing forward Matthew Mors. This is in addition to power More...

Over the past three plus years Adam Miller, one of the top guards in the nation, has received twenty scholarship offers. Back in July Miller cut his list down to ten consisting of Arizona, Arizona State, Chicago State, Illinois, Kansas, Louisville, Missouri, North Carolina State, Northwestern, and Wake Forest. Before narrowing his list, the senior guard had also received offers from Florida, LSU, More...

One of the top forwards in the Midwest; Darius Hannah has made his commitment to Bradley University and head coach Brian Wardle. The 6’9” forward of Milwaukee Academy of Science and All-In Athletics announced his pick via twitter Friday morning.
Hannah chose the Braves over scholarship offers from Liberty University and Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Wardle and staff got involved with More...

Over the last couple weeks, the Wisconsin Badgers made some big strides in completing their 2020 recruitment class. They were able to land commitments from forward Ben Carlson and center Steven Crowl in addition to already having Jordan & Johnny Davis, Lorne Bowman, and Carter Gilmore in the fold.
With the 2020 recruitment class complete, head coach Greg Gard and staff have turned More...

In front of a crowd at his Niles North high school gym on Thursday evening, Aquan Smart dawned a navy hat and polo with a yellow “E” to signify his commitment to East Tennessee State and head coach Steve Forbes. The senior picked East Tennessee State over scholarship offers from Chicago State, Florida International, Illinois State, Southeast Missouri State, UAB, UIC, and More...

One Illinois junior to burst onto the scene this summer was Julius Rollins of Hillcrest High School and Young & Reckless. Rollins has been able to attract the attention of many mid-major coaches from around the Midwest and beyond.
While Rollins said that he currently has no leaders in his recruitment, he holds offers from Kent State, Southeast Missouri State, UIC, and his newest as More...

Some players have a knack for making plays and consistently affecting games with their abilities and leadership. 2021 Point Guard, Jordan Rice of Rock Island H.S. (IL) is certainly one of those players. He is a constant leader on his teams and does so with his play and his effort every game. His talent and intangible qualities have earned him interest from various Division I and Division II More...

While plenty of talented players across the Midwest reeled in scholarship offers over the last few months, there are still plenty out there that are still being well overlooked. Here are five players from around the Midwest that should be attracting a lot more college interest and scholarship offers than they currently are.
Amar Augillard – 2021 – SF – Zion-Benton High More...

Northwestern and Chris Collins received a verbal commitment from Matt Nicholson out of Clarkston High School in Michigan and The Family. The center announced his decision on Sunday via twitter. The Wildcats offered the big man at the end of June of this summer and he followed it by taking his official visit to the Evanston campus in early August.
After seeing little action during his More...

Grant Coleman of Mahomet-Seymour High School (IL) and Indiana Elite North has made his commitment to Wisconsin-Milwaukee and head coach Pat Baldwin. The verbal commitment comes right Coleman took his official visit to Milwaukee over this past weekend. The forward told us that he committed now because “I really enjoyed being around the coaching staff and seeing what it’s like to be a More...

Ryan Kalkbrenner of Trinity Catholic High School in St. Louis, Missouri and the Mac Irvin Fire has committed to Creighton University. In landing Kalkbrenner, head coach Greg McDermott and staff get one of the most dominant post defenders in the nation.
Kalkbrenner picked the Bluejay’s over his other two finalist; Purdue and Stanford. Over the last several months he has developed into a More...

The annual fall commitment time is here and this past week already saw a few come off the board including soaring big man 2020 C Ryan Kalkbrenner who verbally committed to Creighton. Here’s a quick look at that and more in our news and notes for this past week…
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2020 C Ryan Kalkbrenner of Trinity Catholic (MO) verbally committed to Creighton. He played More...

Siena College landed their man with the commitment of Bennett Kwiecinski. The senior is a 6’8” forward of Loyola Academy and the Illinois Wolves. Kwiecinski announced his commitment on twitter Sunday night to the upstate New York school.
Kwiecinski picked the Saints over offers from Air Force, DePaul, Illinois State, Lipscomb, Presbyterian, and Yale. The commitment comes More...

Injuries can sometimes slow down the momentum of prospects but if they continue to put in the work and stay the course eventually they’re back on the hardwood creating a buzz once again. That thought process fits perfectly for 2020 G Gavyn Elkamil of Pittsburg High School (KS).
A talented 6-4+ guard who can play either position on the perimeter, Elkamil has size, strength, solid More...

Late bloomers, sleepers, or just guys who have breakout years are always the fun part of evaluating and scouting and each year there’s always a number in every state. Wisconsin has their fair share and here’s a look at five who could really take a big step forward that are expected to be impact players for their respective high school teams this winter…
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Nate Shockey of York High School (IL) and Breakaway Basketball has committed to the University of North Dakota and head coach Paul Sather. The 6’3” senior point guard announced his commitment on twitter Thursday afternoon. The commitment comes after he took his only official visit to the Grand Forks campus at the beginning of September.
When we asked Shockey why he chose More...